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“They all thought it was a bonkers idea but it worked. It was already a great song, but that one little thing made it different”: How the Eagles made somebody else’s song their own – and defined the sound of country rock

"Those open chords felt like an announcement: ‘And now... the Eagles!’”

MusicRadar

“Glenn Frey said it best when he said we ‘created a monster with Hotel California, and it ate us’”: Don Felder on the making of the Eagles’ The Long Run

Just how does a band follow an album like Hotel California? With great difficulty, is the answer. Don Felder looks back at an triumph from a band that was coming apart at the seams

Guitar World

"I was afraid something inside of me was dying. Leaving was an act of survival": Life in the fast lane and the turbulent tale of the Eagles

Fistfights, ulcers and run-ins with the law were all part of the Eagles’ everyday life: A look behind the rise, fall and unexpected rise again of the ultimate Californian band

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“I got a call from Glenn Frey. I just said. ‘Where do I sign?’ Here they were asking me to join The Eagles without playing one lick of music with them”: Timothy B. Schmidt joined The Eagles at the height of Hotel California – and didn't even audition

From Poco to Toto, Steely Dan to Spinal Tap, Timothy B. Schmidt has logged endless road miles and studio hours – and then there’s his main gig...

Guitar World

Randy Meisner obituary

Singer and bassist with the Eagles who wrote one of their biggest hits, Take It to the Limit

The Guardian - UK

The harmonic genius of Frey, Felder, Walsh, Henley, Meisner and Leadon: 5 songs you need to hear by The Eagles (that aren't Hotel California)

Great guitar moments from one of the biggest selling bands of all time

MusicRadar

“An integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band”: Eagles founding bassist, Randy Meisner, dies aged 77

The bassist played on the LA legends’ first five studio albums, including Hotel California, and sung Take It to the Limit

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Eagles founder and bassist Randy Meisner, dies aged 77

The quiet, humble hero of the classic lineup has passed away

MusicRadar

Former Eagles bassist Randy Meisner dead at 77

Original Eagles bassist and co-vocalist Randy Meisner has died in Los Angeles

Louder

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of Take It to the Limit, dies aged 77

Meisner died in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his bandmates said

Evening Standard

Randy Meisner, dead at 77

Meisner co-wrote and sang one of the band's most popular songs, “Take It to the Limit”

Salon

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77

Called "the sweetest man in the music business" by ex-bandmate Don Felder, Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early '70s to form one of the most popular acts in history.

WEKU

Randy Meisner, Eagles co-founder and ‘Take It to the Limit’ singer, dies at 77

Bassist, who left the blockbuster band in 1977, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dead aged 77

Former bassist and vocalist died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas

The Independent UK

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